Financial support is provided by the participating school divisions, the Gifted Programs Office of the Virginia Department of Education and Region 2000 business and industry partners.

Students use these skills to design their own project; they report their results in paper, scientific poster, and online formats.

During the second semester, students analyze their data, report their results and conclusions, and finish writing their papers.

Most students also participate in the Virginia Junior Academy of Science statewide research symposium.

For the next four six week periods students participate in a Technology Laboratory or working on a Senior Research Project.